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- 6841: Beloved 2
- Beloved In regards to the novel Beloved Toni Morrison says, [The novel] can t be driven by slavery. It has to be the interior life of some people, a small group of people, and everything that they do is impacted on by the horror of slavery, but they are ... is secondary. This is true because most of the major events in the story relate to some type of slavery. The slavery that drives the novel does not have to be strictly physical slavery. Morrison s characters are slaves physically and mentally. Although they are former slaves, they are forever trapped by horrible memories. The type of slavery the novel initially depicts does not correspond to what really happened to slaves ... her baby daughter. She feels that is the only way to protect her beloved daughter from the pain and suffering she would endure if she became a slave. The minute she sees schoolteachers hat, Sethe s first instinct is to protect her children. Knowing that slave catchers will do anything to bring back fugitive slaves and that dead slaves are not worth anything, Sethe took matters into her own hands. ...
- 6842: Huckleberry Finn 2
- The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Attempting to make decisions is difficult when one experiences doubt in one s mind or when one s upbringing goes against it. In Huck Finn by Mark Twain , the main character Huck has to first confront doubts and then form plans to surmount an impossibly tragic end. These efforts demonstrate that one s upbringing and morals are sometimes insufficient to cope with the immense problems that arise along a journey, and that the decisions one must make must come from the heart. During this story Huck solves ...
- 6843: The Evolution Of Professional
- ... pin his opponent twice in order to be considered the winner. The bad thin though was that the matches had no time limits. Matches lasted from three minutes to some seven hours. In the 1920 s, time limits were imposed on wrestling matches and some people were much happier. The first recognized American Champion was Ed Gotch. He was a great wrestler but he hated to lose. He would do anything to win. Once before a match he sent one of his friends to his opponents training camp. His friend managed to injure of Ed s opponent but he made it seem like it was an accident. His opponent was persuaded to keep the injury a secret and wrestle. He said OK but only if Ed would let him win one of the three falls. Ed agreed but he didn t keep his word, he beat Hackenshmid in the two first falls. The real wrestler was Robert Friedrich. He took the alias of Ed strangler Lewis. Lewis signature hold was the headlock it was so ...
- 6844: Lord of the Flies: The Beast Within Us
- ... at, made fun of, or teased by one of your friends and then thought to yourself, god, I wish he would just die. What that feeling is, is the feeling of evil. Certainly it can't be good if you wish your friend would die, even if you are just kidding. So where does this feeling of evil come from, its not something you can touch or look at and its ... is something that is in all of us. It comes from way down in your gut, where you can really feel it. One place that this feeling of evil is present is in William Golding's Lord of the Flies. In this story, the lord of the flies is right in saying that man is inherently evil. This presence of evil, is shown through character evolution, my personal views and experiences ... When Jack first starts to turn to a savage, was when he changed himself into someone different by putting paint on his face and acting like a wild animal. This is kind of like Jack's own way of initiating himself into a different person. Then after we see Jack as a different person, we see such acts as the death of Simon, the smeared blood on the children's ...
- 6845: Deliverance: The Establishment of "Masculinity"
- ... middle-aged men experiencing the mid-life crisis through which they must prove to themselves and more importantly every one else that they still possess the strength, bravery, intelligence, and charm believed to be society's ideal of "masculinity." Dickey's four main characters undertake a risky adventure to satisfy their egotistical complexes and prove to the world that they are still the strong young men their wives married. Each character represents a different stereotype of ... The character Drew Ballinger in Deliverance is a sales supervisor at a soft-drink company who is very devoted to his son and his job. Drew is the character who represents the middle-aged man's desire for talent and attention. Drew plays the guitar and his music is his true companion. Without having any talent, as he would be the first to tell you, Drew played mighty well, through ...
- 6846: Intuition
- ... music that in my opinion define the meaning of intuition for me: "Intuition" {John Lennon} My intentions are good, I use my intuition It takes me for a ride But I never understand other people's superstitions It seemed like suicide As I play the game of life I try to make it better each and every day And when I struggle in the night The magic of the music seems ... learn to use them in order to survive And time confirmed and old suspicion Its good to be alive And when I'm deep down and out lose communication With nothing left to say It's then I realize its only a condition Of seeing things that way Ah, Intuition takes me there Intuition takes me anywhere (Takes me anywhere, alright) "Intuition" {Stevie Nicks} I can hold you in my arms If I'm a thousand miles away And I can know what's on your mind Without you having a word to say Oh, don't turn back now Oh, don't try and figure how It's stronger now than me or you Clearer than we ...
- 6847: Death
- The Death Of A Criminal Crimes are committed everyday. Many people are caught, while many are not. In the United States of America, when a person kills another person s/he is considered a murderer. The instant that murder takes place all rights should automatically be revoked. Murderers should not be allowed to walk the streets. Once a person has killed there is a good ... carried out at once. The death penalty is a controversial sentence. Not everyone feels the same way, but I believe that, in America, the death penalty for murderers is beneficial to the economy and it's a punishment that fits the crime. Anti-death penalty supporters argue the death penalty is unconstitutional -- "Capital punishment is a barbaric remnant of an uncivilized society. It is immoral in principle, and unfair and discriminatory ... are costing the American taxpayers approximately $19.4 billion plus another $61.7 million for the construction of the 1,143 spaces needed. Why should we, the tax payers/the victims, support these criminals? It's true that not all the prisoners are hard core, but in 1992, 2,575 prisoners -- all murderers -- were sentenced to death (BJS 5-93). 31 (one female) of the 2,575 (36 female) murderers ...
- 6848: History of Adolf Hitler
- ... could not apply to the school of architecture as he had no high-school diploma. During the next 35 years of his live the young man never forgot the rejection he received in the dean's office that day. Many Historians like to speculate what would have happened IF.... perhaps the small town boy would have had a bit more talent....or IF the Dean had been a little less critical ... September 12, 1919 - a fateful day in history, Hitler was sent to investigate a small group which called itself the "German Workers Party". Hitler was not to happy about his assignment. He thought it wouldn't be worth it to even go. At the group mainly talked about the Countries problem and how the Jews, communists and others where threatening the master race and offered their own solutions. Hitler was bored ... into one to survive. His natural ability to speak imprest the leader of the group and at the end of the meeting he gave Hitler a pamphlet and an initiation the next meeting. He wasn't interested in attending but after reading the hand out he accepted. He later joined the German Workers Party and was in charge of Propaganda. The party was small at first but Hitler's great ...
- 6849: The Rape Of The Lock
- From the beginning of time up into present day, a woman's place in society has evolved tremendously. Whereas the first woman was very reliant on the man, and was there to serve his every need and wish, the woman of today is very self sufficient and ... a man looks for in a woman? Does he want her to be this pretty little non-speaking object attached to his arm that just nods and agrees with everything that he says? Alexander Pope's The Rape of the Lock takes a look at the woman figure and her idiosyncrasies, and makes fun of her vanity. Today's woman has come a long way since then, and may be proof that what a woman thought a man wanted in the past, is really complete fiction. The woman began as a companion to ...
- 6850: Gaius Marius: Savior.. or Destroyer?
- Gaius Marius: Savior.. or Destroyer? Gaius Marius was the Janus-faced savior of Rome. On one hand his sweeping military reforms intensified Rome's might at a crucial time, during the Jugurthine war, saving Rome from the steady advance of their Italian enemies. On the other, his no-frills military-minded personality drove him to push those away who ... could not socially accept this lower-upper class equestrian novus homo. He proved himself a most capable military leader, inspiring his troops by sharing their toils and personally leading them into battle; he vanquished Rome's enemies time and time again yet was unable to grasp the brass ring of social acceptance, even as a seven-time consul. Yet his life was a dichotomy of military genius and political ineptitude. Due ... in 119, Marius passed the lex tabellaria which narrowed the wooden bridges through which voters pass to cast their ballots. This was to discourage observers, usually aristocrats, who abused their position to influence an individual's vote. This law was the first demonstration of Marius' lifelong tendency of undermining upper class power and placing it with the lower class, the attributes naming a populare. This inclination manifests itself numerous times, ...
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